Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 94%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing a medication for a client and is converting grams to milligrams. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
The correct answer is C: Move the decimal point 3 places to the right. When converting grams to milligrams, you need to multiply by 1000 because 1 gram is equal to 1000 milligrams. Moving the decimal point 3 places to the right accomplishes this conversion correctly. Moving the decimal point 2 places to the right (choice A) would result in converting grams to centigrams, not milligrams. Choices B and D would not result in the correct conversion.